With this post, I continue discussing different ideas to consider while designing a CLIL Unit.
They are based on the example of one of the CLIL Units of my book, which you can download from the following webpage:
http://www.e-ducalia.com/libros-texto-educacion-secundaria.php, Biology & Geology 1º ESO CLIL, just by clicking on "Descargar muestra" below the image of the book.
When teaching CLIL, we will deal with three different types of language in the classroom:
- Everyday language (language through learning)- All the language that pops up during the lessons, mostly connected to routines, instructions: open your books on pag......; be quiet; lower the blind....
- Content compatible language (language for learning)- The language we use to teach our subject. For example, with small kids you will only use the present tense, but as they get older we will use more complex grammatical structures and vocabulary. This type of language is often common to every subject, and it is also used in daily life as everday language is. See the example below.
- Content obligatory language (language of learning)- the specific language of the subject we teach. For example: Satellite, Galaxy, Milky Way, Revolve, Orbit....
In this post, I want to talk you about how compatible content language can help us to teach content. Have a look at page 18 of the CLIL Unit. In some of this activities comparatives and superlatives are used to make students reflect on what they have learnt about the planets. At the same time, they are revising the grammatical structure of comparatives and superlatives and revising knowledge about the Solar System planets. As a content teacher, I will focus more on the content learning, but, as you can see I support this learning on content compatible language.
They are based on the example of one of the CLIL Units of my book, which you can download from the following webpage:
http://www.e-ducalia.com/libros-texto-educacion-secundaria.php, Biology & Geology 1º ESO CLIL, just by clicking on "Descargar muestra" below the image of the book.
When teaching CLIL, we will deal with three different types of language in the classroom:
- Everyday language (language through learning)- All the language that pops up during the lessons, mostly connected to routines, instructions: open your books on pag......; be quiet; lower the blind....
- Content compatible language (language for learning)- The language we use to teach our subject. For example, with small kids you will only use the present tense, but as they get older we will use more complex grammatical structures and vocabulary. This type of language is often common to every subject, and it is also used in daily life as everday language is. See the example below.
- Content obligatory language (language of learning)- the specific language of the subject we teach. For example: Satellite, Galaxy, Milky Way, Revolve, Orbit....
In this post, I want to talk you about how compatible content language can help us to teach content. Have a look at page 18 of the CLIL Unit. In some of this activities comparatives and superlatives are used to make students reflect on what they have learnt about the planets. At the same time, they are revising the grammatical structure of comparatives and superlatives and revising knowledge about the Solar System planets. As a content teacher, I will focus more on the content learning, but, as you can see I support this learning on content compatible language.
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